El Gordo y la Flaca
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El Gordo y la Flaca is a Spanish-language entertainment news show. The title is a take on the Laurel & Hardy comedy act of the 1930s
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, aka El Gordo, and Lili Estefan
, aka La Flaca. Estefan is the niece of music mogul and producer Emilio Estefan, the husband of singer/song writer Gloria Estefan
.
El Gordo's often irreverent attitude is balanced by La Flaca's more demure manner. The show combines interviews with actors, musicians, and other celebrities with reports on their comings and goings. The show appears weekdays on the Spanish-language television network Univisión
. It is filmed in the network's studios in Miami, Florida
.
On December 15, 2006, as a send-off homage
to Rebelde
, El Gordo y la Flaca opened with the cast dressed in Elite Way school uniforms, with Lili Estefan as Mía Colucci and Raúl De Molina as Giovanni Méndez (complete in dyed orange/red hair), while doing a parody
to the show's opening theme, Rebelde
. It is notable that the homage was pre-recorded, as Raúl De Molina did not appear on the show on the day when Rebelde was shown for the final time in the United States.
1930s
File:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...
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Broadcast history
El Gordo y La Flaca first aired on 21 September 1998 at 4pm/3c (16:00 ET) and is hosted by Raúl De MolinaRaúl De Molina
Raúl “El Gordo” De Molina is the multiple Emmy award winning co-host of Univision Networks #1 rated entertainment news show El Gordo y la Flaca.-Biography:Raul de molina was born in Cuba but left at the age of 10...
, aka El Gordo, and Lili Estefan
Lili Estefan
Lili Estefan is a famous well known Cuban American model and show host, currently the host of El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision.-Biography:...
, aka La Flaca. Estefan is the niece of music mogul and producer Emilio Estefan, the husband of singer/song writer Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
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El Gordo's often irreverent attitude is balanced by La Flaca's more demure manner. The show combines interviews with actors, musicians, and other celebrities with reports on their comings and goings. The show appears weekdays on the Spanish-language television network Univisión
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
. It is filmed in the network's studios in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
On December 15, 2006, as a send-off homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to Rebelde
Rebelde
Rebelde was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in...
, El Gordo y la Flaca opened with the cast dressed in Elite Way school uniforms, with Lili Estefan as Mía Colucci and Raúl De Molina as Giovanni Méndez (complete in dyed orange/red hair), while doing a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
to the show's opening theme, Rebelde
Rebelde (song)
Rebelde is a song recorded by the Mexican pop group RBD. It was released as the first single off their debut album Rebelde in 2004. "Rebelde" became 2005's major hit in Mexico and was the song which started the band's successful career...
. It is notable that the homage was pre-recorded, as Raúl De Molina did not appear on the show on the day when Rebelde was shown for the final time in the United States.